Hello everyone! Welcome to the November 2012 Birth Club! . MamaNerdling and KT1680 are here as your Group Owners.

Our Philosophy - BabyCenter welcomes all, no matter what stage of the parenting journey you are on. From deciding to try, to taking the test; from babies loved and lost and babies learning to crawl and walk; from preschool to grade-school; from the tween years to the teen years and beyond, every member on BabyCenter has the right to share the story of his or her unique parenting journey.
Important information:Every comment or thread will have a link on it that says "report this". Please use this if you see something that is in violation of the guidelines. What is a violation? Well, you can find that information here or under the ? at the top right corner of your screen. When you report, you can choose to report it to the community, the group owners or both. We do not see reports sent to the community. If you have something that needs handled, please report it to the group owners as that will get the fastest action.
Hate speech, bullying, and harassing another member will ABSOLUTELY not be tolerated. Profiles engaging in harassing, bullying, or hate speech will be reported to the community. It's a fast track to a swift ban hammer.
Discrimination of specific groups-whether male, zombies, or those who poop candy pellets WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Being rude or snarky is not a personal attack. (What is a personal attack?)
http://www.babycenter.com/community-guidelines-hate-personal-attack
Bullying and harassment will not be tolerated. Some examples of what is considered bullying or harassment: Excessive messaging to a member to continue a disagreement, even when the member does not respond. Continuously posting on a thread to be disruptive without contributing to the original discussion. Calling out a member, either in a separate thread or within an existing thread, to insult, attack, harass etc. - AmyRaeN, BBC Moderator
Bullying can also be:
* Stalking other boards or facebook to follow a person
* Following someone around on the board with snarky comments or pictures.
* Ganging up on someone.
* Mocking and/or teasing another member because of their spelling, conversational skills and/or picking on that person because you just don't like them as a person.
The above examples are not always bullying, but they are good examples. Community will review every report and take action as needed.
Spin-off thread are NOT allowed. They are considered a disruption and will be closed.
Swearing in the body of the thread is not a violation. Swearing in a THREAD TITLE is a violation. This includes replacing letters with symbols. EX: "S*IT"
Other words are: Ass and derivatives, Bitch and derivatives, Dick and derivatives, Fuck and derivatives, Shit and derivatives, Obscene terms for bodily functions, Obscene terms for body parts, Obscene terms for intercourse or sexual acts, Obscene or misogynistic terms for women, Obscene or misandrynistic terms for men, Racial or ethnic slurs, Sexual orientation slurs, Religious slurs, Disability slurs
If you post it, it's fair game. The Internet is forever and we will not delete a post due to "poster's remorse". Think before you post.
Sometimes there may be times when the GOs need to discuss violation reports to decide the best course of action. Therefore, it may be necessary for GOs to share Notes passed to them. These will only be shared amongst the 5 GOs of November 2012. We reserve the right to delete any thread or post which violates guidelines.
As GOs, there are certain words and phrases that we are choosing to ban. The word retarded, in ANY context is NEVER ok and posts which contain it will be deleted. No chance to edit this bad boy out. It's gone. We also feel that certain connotations of words--specifically "mutilation" as it pertains to circumcision and "murder" as it pertains to abortion--serve no other purpose than to enrage the board and will be seen as a disruption to the community. While we're on the subject, comparing Female Genital Mutilation to circumcision is officially a no-no. And lastly, some words can describe places and people. In these cases, place is ok. People is no ok.

Example: "I grew up in the ghetto." is ok. "That poster telling the world about her sexual exploitations is ghetto." is NOT ok
As this board grows, there will be users that get under your skin and you prefer not to interact with. Every comment has an "ignore user" option. Once you click it you will see a generic message stating that you are ignoring that person and giving you the option to stop. You cannot talk about, allude to, or hint at who you are ignoring. This is a huge BBC violation.
Sometimes there will be threads that you think may be fake or started by a "troll". Do not call this person out as a troll, "bridge dweller", or any other code word that might be created. Follow DER- Don't engage, report.
On every comment you will see a "Pass a note" (PAN) link. You can use this to communicate with other users off of the board. You cannot share PANs. This is a banable offense. This includes using direct verbage or stating who sent a PAN. I always advise people just not to discuss them at all because the line is so easy to cross. If you are personally attacked or spammed in a PAN you can report it. Every PAN has a "Report this" link as well. Those reports are not seen by the Group Owners, just the community moderators.
If you see a spammer profile that only spams, please report the thread AND the profile so the Mods can remove it.
"Vote for me" posts are not allowed here. You can post them in the Vote for Me group. You may also add a link to your signature.
** NEW RULE ** ... Only GOs can write in the color RED, we will use this color so memeber know that we are talking as GOs and not just members.

UPDATE (1/16/2014): Any thread that appears to be created to deliberately disrupt the community or enrage the board will be reported, as will the profile of the person creating it, directly to BabyCenter.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to PAN any of the Group Owners and we will try to respond as quickly as possible.
If you have an issue with a decision made by a Group Owner or Mod, please do not start a thread about it. These usually end up being violations and are deleted. It is best to email the community at community@babycenter.com.
Please remember this is the internet and anything you post here can be found using Google. Use discretion when posting photos or personal information. Any photo used to attack, demean or mock another member will be viewed as a personal attack and deleted. While many of you may be very excited to share your ultrasound photos, please remember to block out your name and any identifying information.Any PANs relating to reports may be shared between GOs of this board and GOs/mods (Community) only.